Richmond United Church

• Richmond Methodist Mission
• Minoru Chapel

On May 9, 1888 the Richmond Mission was constituted by action of the Methodist conference. The congregation met in the municipal hall, then situated at Cambie and River roads, until their first church, Richmond Methodist, was built in 1891. Following church union in 1925, the church became Richmond United Church (essentially a name change). In 1961, the congregation sold the original church building and parsonage to the Municipality of Richmond and moved into a new church building at 8711 Cambie Road. The Municipality moved the original church building to Minoru Park as a centennial project in 1967 and re-dedicated it as a non-denominational church serving the community for weddings and baptisms. It is now known as Minoru Chapel.

From 1958-1970, Richmond United and Sea Island United were part of a two-point pastoral charge. The Sea Island congregation disbanded as of September 1970 and many of the remaining members of that church joined the Richmond congregation. Although the name "Richmond-Sea Island pastoral charge" remained for many years after that, the congregation was a single pastoral charge and reaffirmed its name as Richmond United Church only in 2012. Richmond United Church was part of Vancouver-South Presbytery until the Presbytery was dissolved in 2019.

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Revised March 9, 2023

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